No news = good news?
You can bet Matt Harpring, Jerry Sloan and the Jazz will be ready to go against the Hawks tonight at Philips Arena.
HAWKSVILLE – The status of Hawks starting small forward Marvin Williams hasn’t changed since yesterday. He’s still sidelined indefinitely with a lower back injury that could ultimately cost him the rest of this season.
But as of game time Wednesday night at Philips Arena, Williams and the Hawks are still awaiting word from specialists at Duke University before they announce any further information. It still sounds like it’ll be the end of the week, and perhaps even a bit later, before anything certain comes to light in regards to Williams.
What should be a heck of game is being overshadowed by the ongoing story surrounding Williams. The Jazz showed up tonight sporting a 12-game win-streak, the NBA’s longest current streak of the kind.
These two teams also have some interesting bad blood leftover from a couple weeks back, when Josh Smith whacked former Marist and Georgia Tech star Matt Harpring on a hard foul and was ejected from the game the Hawks lost in Utah Feb. 23.
Smith promised before the game that anything that happened that night was in the past. I’ll bet the Jazz coaches reminded Harpring and everyone else in their locker room about what went down. Those are the sorts of things that a hard-nosed bunch like the Jazz won’t forget.
They’ll be ready to rumble. So the Hawks better be as well.
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chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
8:56 pm
this iso offense is not working. no ball movement. no energy. 180 from the first half.
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
8:56 pm
Ohhh my 2 turn overs in a row. 4 on JJ. jGive him a rest.
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
8:57 pm
Make that 3 in a row.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
8:57 pm
with every good play d. williams makes it hurts to think he could/should have been a hawk.
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
8:58 pm
shoulda been and1
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
8:59 pm
WOW what a jam.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:00 pm
was that korver or okur that just got introduced to mr. poster?
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:01 pm
Would be nice if Woody will give Joe at least 1min of rest…
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:01 pm
that would be Korver…
Blast
March 11th, 2009
9:01 pm
How many dunks has Josh had tonight? Is he balling or what?
Najeh, that was my post at 8:48pm. My sh.it went down and your name came up.
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
9:01 pm
chuck, he would still be on the bench with Woody
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:02 pm
Chuck, Krover..
Big Ray
March 11th, 2009
9:02 pm
OOOOOOOOHHHHHH! JOOOOOOOOSH SMIIIIIIIITH!
Hey Kyle,
Josh says he’ll autograph that for ya….
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2009
9:03 pm
Yeah I know Blast… I put your post in quotes because I was responding to it.
terrell barron
March 11th, 2009
9:04 pm
Bibby is as good as gone after the season.
The Hawksta
March 11th, 2009
9:04 pm
Josh is showing some real talent tonight. Bet Utah didn’t see this coming after that last game they played.
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:05 pm
bs call… clean block..
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:06 pm
gotta good one fellas…
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:08 pm
if they’re going to keep Boozer on the bench so they can spread the floor on offense with shooters, we have to make them pay by taking it to the rim…
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:09 pm
why is mike bibby in the ballgame!?!?!
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:09 pm
Look like Al Horford has Free Throwist now…..
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:09 pm
Flip is a hell of a spark…
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
9:11 pm
Nice Nice Nice little run. Great D. Lets finish it off.
Blast
March 11th, 2009
9:11 pm
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s go Atlanta!!!!!!!!!!! Lets’ go Hawks!!!!!!!!! Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beat the Jazz!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:11 pm
I said the samething Chuck. Woody feels he must play his starting backcourt vets…
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:12 pm
Josh is blocking everything within sight….
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:12 pm
Bibby doesnt even guard the perimeter… he’ll concede it to someone else, even if he is the closer to the man…
The Hawksta
March 11th, 2009
9:12 pm
Have you notice how Bibby decided to take the challege and guard D Will? Don’t know if it will work out but he’s got heart
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:12 pm
i didn’t even see bibby check back in … how do you spell liability?
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:13 pm
hopefully he’ll come through with a big 3 when we need it… other wise, dont know why he’s in.. Acie was doing fine…
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:14 pm
Dont know which one is worst. Woodson coaching or the players FT shooting….
Blast
March 11th, 2009
9:16 pm
What a ball game. Why isn’t this on national tv? This is the NBA at it’s finest!
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:18 pm
coach said “mike same thing, lets see what happens…
pinoy hawk
March 11th, 2009
9:18 pm
Bibby looks worn out due to too much PT this season. However don’t count bibby out yet. He’ll make the plays down the stretch especially playoffs time.
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:19 pm
its been a gem Blast…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2009
9:19 pm
In related news, why is the upper deck almost entirely empty? I would have gone to this game if I could…
Blast
March 11th, 2009
9:20 pm
Whoo!! I believe Hawks have this game!!!!
bigdave
March 11th, 2009
9:21 pm
thats how u sit down on d Joe…
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2009
9:21 pm
Wow, GREAT defense on that possession. For Mehmet Okur to get the ball in the post against Bibby and the Jazz to come away empty shows excellent defensive rotation.
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
9:22 pm
Mercy Mercy Mercy we might get this one.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:22 pm
can capt. al hit is foul shots?
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:23 pm
Good def on that possession… That maybe the game if the Hawks make their FT’s….
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:24 pm
BS call by the Ref…
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:24 pm
wow that was kent hrbek/ron gant right there
KevinA
March 11th, 2009
9:25 pm
Maybe the best defense effort of the year against a very good team.
chuckw/deadjournalist
March 11th, 2009
9:26 pm
good win
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:26 pm
Did yall see Josh holding on to the ball intentionally so they could foul him…. You gotta love this kid…. and he made both FT’s…
Melvin
March 11th, 2009
9:27 pm
Get Utah out of here…. Great Win by the Hawks….
terrell barron
March 11th, 2009
9:27 pm
This team is so hard to figure out. lol!!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 11th, 2009
9:28 pm
CLUTCH free throws by Josh. Everyone in that building must have been holding their breath when he hit those.
Great win. What is this, the third double-digit win streak the Hawks have busted this year?